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12 Tuesday, December 99 1903. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER HARRY FARMER'S TALKS. CXXXTY. Editor of The Progressive Farmer: Christmas is the one day which nearly the whole civilized world cele brates. It has given more real pleas ure to children than can be had from all other ( sources combined. The y shout of the angels to the shepherds brought happiness to a few, but to day the number is almost beyond computation. Father saves up mon ey to lay in supplies, mother does her best to see to how many of the family she can give something that will give joy and gladness, and broth ers and sisters often plan for weeks ahead that the present shall be per fect and that it will give full satis faction. Some of the heathen na tions, like the Chinese, have their days of frost, but they are not to be compared to our Christmas. There is one feature that is con nected with the way we celebrate Christmas, which often mars the pleasure, and that is drinking to ex cess. It is to be hoped that this will change. It is rarely done except by men. If our wives and daughters should take a hand in the game, it is likely the men would give up in disgust. The stores everywhere have a sup ply of toys to please the children. Santa Claus, during our childhood, confined himself to a few confec tioneries, but what a change has come over this line of goods 1 In stead of a few nuts, candy, etc., there are toys of every description, some tools that are real useful, and many nice books are displayed from which a good selection mav be made. One other thing which we think ought to be included in every list is some musical instrument. How of ten has there been a taste for music aroused by some toy instrument like a toy violin, piano, etc. Children should be encouraged to take care of their toys. If boys have a place given them to put away tools, etc., in? and we are required to put them away every time they are used, it will cause them to form hab its which bring success in life, while if they neglect to have a place for every thing, they may wonder later in life why they could not succeed. Girls should be taught the sume les sons, and while the toys are new and the children are so elated over them is a good time to give the first les sons in "place and order." We always liked to have Christmas trees. There is nothing that will - dazzle the eye of a child more than a nicely gotten-up Christmas tree with all the beautiful toys, etc., with the brilliant -little wax candles of every color sending out their lights in every direction. Some times prac tical jokes are played off on people. Once "in a while some one will get mad, which only adds fun to those who are concerned. A merry Christmas and happyKew Year to all is the wish of HARRY FARMER. The date of the opening of Kincr's Business College was incorrectly printed last week. It should have been January 4 instead of January 24. Avoid the tlushtoom Swindle. Editor of The Progressive Farmer : - One or two so-called firms in New York, with no responsible name at tached, are sending circulars all over this State urging people to grow mushrooms for them, and telling wonderful tales about the profit, of the business. They offer to send tfie spawn enough to snawn a bed 3x5 feet for $1, and this is all there is in it, for any one can buy spawn enough for such a bed for ten cents,1 I find on reference to the catalogues. Then a green person will probably fail en tirely in his first efforts, and will sim ply be out of pocket what he has paid the swindlers They offer to buy all that are grown at the market price, and tell that the price is often as high as $2 a pound, when, in fact, it is seldom above 50 cents, and often down to 25 cents, and never up to $2. Mushrooms can only be grown commercially where there is a con stant and plentiful supply of resb horse manure, and they cannot be grown and shipped from here profita bly even if they could be packed so as to carry safely. I fear these fel lows are duping a good many women out of their dollars, as many have written to me for instructions about growing mushrooms, and have sent me the pretty circulars these swind lers have gotten out. I have exposed them to some extent in my paper, and I hope that the agricultural press of this State will aid in preventing poor people from being robbed, for these fellows will never buy a mush room if any are grown. They tell their dupes that they can buy the spawn elsewhere if thev send a sam ple to them to see if it is good. As no one can tell the quality of spawn from inspection, this simply means that they will pronounce it bad and sell theirs. Yours truly, W. F. MASSEY, Horticulturist North Carolina Ex periment Station. A child may know all the letters singly, yet be unable to put them into, words. So it is possible to know every word in the Bible and yet to misa the revelation. Joseph Parker. Only the man who prays can really say whether prayer is answered. Why set a bulldog to criticise a nightin gale? Joseph Parker. Five Baskets or Three A planter who can make five baskets of cotton where he formerly made but three, by simply Top Dressing his land with one hun dred pounds, per acre, of Nitrate of Soda. The Standard Ammonia te) is simply neglecting to reap full benefit from his soil if lie does, not use the Nitrate, for this result is within the reach of every Cotton Planter. Equally profitable results may be obtained from corn, grass, tobacco or potatoes, from fruits or garden products, in fact from any thing that grows. "Food for Plants." and other valuable bulletins giving actual field trials with Nitrate of Soda at Agricultural Experiment Stations, are sent free to farm ers. Send natne and address on Post Card William S. Myers, Director, 12-16 John SLJi.Y. ' County Alliance Meetings. Will you please allow me to say through your paper that at the meet ing at the Sampson County Farm ers' Alliance the second Thursday in January at Boykins there will be a public discussion on the following topic: Should the State appropri ate an amount to the A. & M. Col lege equal to that given to the other institutions of learning in th State? Let every one attend., Fraternall, A. D. LOCKEMAN, County Lecturer. Please allow me space in your pa per to announce to all Alliancemen that the nexf Wilson County Alli ance will meet with Lucama Sub Al liance the second Thursday in Janu ary, 1904. All Alliance men are ask ed to attend the meeting. J. H. FLOWERS, Sec-Treas. of W. C. A. The Cumberland County Farmers' Alliance will hold its next regular meeting with Flea Hill sub at Flea Hill, on Wednesday before the sec ond Thursday, in January, 1904. Brethren, please let us have a good attendance on that day, and endeavor to make our County Alliance one of the best in the State. No doubt we'll meet with opposition from several sources by suspicious persons claim ing that the Farmers' Alliance is a political party, first on the fence then on each side. Brethren, just politely tell all such persons they are mistaken in their ideas concerning our order. Not only tell them so, but let us prove this so by our actions. D. D. BAIN, Secretary C. C. F. A. V , f CARTRIDGES -MID SOOT SHELLS ""represent the experience of 35 2 ' ... . , . years 01 ammunition making. Atli I T Kf - if i.f . u.ni.w. on me neau 01 a cart- a ridge is a guarantee cf quality. Sure fire accurate reliable. ts.'r your dealer. Catalog tent upon request. THE UKIO!! METALLIC CARTRIDGE CI BRIDGf POnT. CONN. g iwi jb L'SS JL"! CAVEATS. TRADE MAD1CS. COPYRIGHTS AND DESIGNS. Send your business direct to Washington, nine, costs less, Deixer service. 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